2014 Lafayette County Election Results Summary

2014 Lafayette County Election Results Summary on link provided. Data: 15 precincts counted. 44.44% voter turnout, low compared to previous election years. In contested elections: Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer (R) was re-elected to serve in the 53rd Mo. House District. Also, Russell Kruse (R) was elected as Associate Circuit Judge. Current Prosecutor Kristen Ellis (D) was elected as well.

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Voting Guide on the 3 Ballot Amendments and 1 Initiative Petition that will be on the Nov. 4th, 2014, ballot - from Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer (serving Missouri's 53rd Legislative District)

Ballot Amendments

November 4, 2014

From: Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer (Mo. District 53)

Information on the 3 Ballot Amendments
 and the 1 Initiative Petition on Nov. 4^th Ballot

I have received a number of questions from my constituents about the upcoming November 4th Ballot Amendments. Here are the three (3) Amendments the Legislature put on the ballot and the one (1) initiative petition. 

·      Amendment 2

o   Amendment 2 would allow evidence from previous criminal acts to be heard in court for crimes of a sexual nature involving a victim under the age of eighteen.

o   Currently, evidence from previous criminal behavior is not allowed as evidence in court.

o   How I will vote:  I will be voting YES on Amendment 2.  Currently, each case is treated like a first time offense. Amendment 2 will allow evidence from previous offenses to be presented in court.  This will help stop repeat sex offenders.

·      Amendment 3

o   Amendment 3 is an initiative petition. An initiative petition means it has never been touched by the General Assembly.  A Missouri citizen gathered enough signatures on a petition for the Amendment to be placed on the ballot this November.

o   Also, it would end teacher tenure and it would require teacher testing.

o   Amendment 3 would give DESE the constitutional authority to set standards to which our local teachers will be graded and retained or dismissed.

o   How I will vote: I will be voting NO on Amendment 3 as it will take away control from our local school boards and give more power to State Board of Education. I am against relinquishing local control to DESE. Amendment 3 will also put teacher testing in the Missouri Constitution. I am against DESE creating standards for our teachers. Again, this is an initiative petition. The General Assembly had nothing to do with placing Amendment 3 on the ballot.

·      Amendment 6

o   Amendment 6 would allow an early voting period of six business days prior to the general election. The six business days include the Wednesday prior to the election, and exclude Saturday and Sunday.

o   Early voting would only be permitted in years when the legislature provides the funding.

o   How I will vote:  I will be voting YES on Amendment 6.  I worked on this Amendment in the House Elections Committee.  It allows for no-excuse absentee voting at the Court House six business days before the election.

·      Amendment 10

o   Amendment 10 would prohibit the Governor from reducing funds already appropriated by the General Assembly without legislative consent.

o   Also provides restrictions on the Governor’s ability to increase of decrease line items in the budget.

·      Also prohibits the Governor from proposing a budget that relies on revenue from legislation that has not yet been passed in the General Assembly.

·      How I will vote:  I will be voting YES on Amendment 10.  Governor Nixon has been withholding funds from our public schools and habilitation centers and dispersing the money elsewhere.  This is the first Governor in states history who withheld funding for schools before the state was short on money.  Amendment 10 will increase legislative oversight on the Governors decisions. The Governor should have to work within the previously approved budget. 

Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer

53^rd Missouri Legislative District

Serving all of Lafayette County and parts of Johnson and Jackson Counties

Details: Nov. 4th Election Night Watch Party for Lafayette County Republicans and Friends

ELECTION WATCH PARTY

November 4th 

Beginning at 7 p.m. when polls close until?

P and H Event Center

(located in the former Maria's Restaurant)

1111 Main Street

Lexington, Missouri

 Federated Republican Women's Club

of Lafayette County


 and

Lafayette County Republican Central Committee

PAPA JACK'S PIZZA, APPETIZERS AND SOFT DRINKS PROVIDED

BYOB




Paid for by Lafayette County Republican Central Committee, Heidi Kolkmeyer, Treasurer, 
 and Federated Women's Club of Lafayette County

Join Lafayette County Republicans for an old-fashioned ice cream, cake and pie social at Odessa Community Center in Dyer Park on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 19th, from 2 to 4 p.m. Not a fundraiser. No charge for event.

Save the Dates: October Candidate Events and Republican Meetings in Lafayette County, Missouri

OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER CALENDAR:

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7th

A reception in honor of Catherine Hanaway for Governor

Time: 5:30 to 7 PM

Location: Home of former State Rep. Mike and Valeta McGhee, 5538 Grubb Road, Odessa

Hosts: Rep. Glen and Lisa Kolkmeyer, Heidi and Eric Kolkmeyer, and the McGhees

PLEASE RSVP to Heather Grote at 573-256-7060 or heather@ga2.us

Paid for by Hanaway for Governor, James C. Thomas III, Treasurer

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9th

Enjoy a continental breakfast (pastries, cinnamon rolls, fruit plate, coffee, tea and water) and visit with Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer (running for re-election in the 53rd Legislative District) 

and Russell Kruse (candidate for Associate Circuit Judge, Division 2)

Time: 8 to 10 AM

Location: Topsy's Cafe, 715 S. Main Street, Concordia, Missouri

No charge for event. Not a fundraiser.

Paid for by Lafayette County Republican Central Committee, Heidi Kolkmeyer, treasurer.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14th

County Candidate Forum, sponsored by Lafayette County Farm Bureau and Lead 2000 Alumni

Time: 7 PM

Location: American Legion Hall, Higginsville, Missouri

Open to the public.

Moderated by county media personnel.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 16th --MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 

 

Professor Josh Hawley, a native Missourian who grew up in Lexington, MO.

 

 

Josh Hawley to speak on 'Hobby Lobby' case

that he argued this summer and won before SCOTUS.

SPECIAL PROGRAM:  Professor Josh Hawley of the University of Missouri School of Law will speak on his experiences arguing the recent 'Hobby Lobby' case before the United States Supreme Court.  Click here to read more about the case.

Time: 6:30 to 9 PM

Appetizers and Rustic Italian Wood-Fired Pizza and Soft Drinks.
Cash bar.

Location: Arcadian Moon Winery, Highway 13 and I-70 Junction, Higginsville, Missouri

Open to the public. 
No charge for event. Not a fundraiser.

Your hosts: Lafayette County Republican Central Committee and Federated Republican Women's Club of Lafayette County, Missouri 

Paid for by Lafayette County Republican Central Committee, Heidi Kolkmeyer, treasurer.



INFORMATION ABOUT PROF. HAWLEY: 

A native Missourian, Josh grew up in Lexington, Missouri. Josh went on to graduate from Rockhurst High School in Kansas City and then Stanford University and Yale Law School. After law school, Josh served as a judicial clerk for Chief Justice John Roberts at the U.S. Supreme Court. Josh met his wife, Erin, there and after several years practicing law in Washington, D.C., he and Erin moved home to Missouri. 

Josh’s work as an attorney focuses on the Constitution. In 2011, Josh helped litigate one of the most important religious liberty cases of the last two decades, Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC. That case guarantees churches and other faith organizations the right to choose their ministers based on their faith, not government regulations. 

Josh was part of the team that defeated Obamacare's contraceptive mandate on business at the U.S. Supreme Court. Josh has litigated in most of the federal courts of appeals and numerous state courts. 

He and Erin live in Columbia, Missouri and have one son, Elijah, who is one year old.

For more information: visit The Missouri Liberty Project.

Josh Hawley is the founder and president of Missouri Liberty Project. Josh is a constitutional litigator, law professor, and religious liberty advocate. He has defended Hobby Lobby before the U.S. Supreme Court and is leading the fight in Missouri to defend the Constitution.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19

Enjoy a Sunday afternoon Ice Cream, Pie and Cake Social and visit with Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer (running for re-election in the 53rd Legislative District) and Russell Kruse (candidate for Associate Circuit Judge, Division 2 in Lafayette County.

Time: 2 to 4 PM

Location: The Odessa Community Center, 601 W. Main Street, Odessa, Mo., in Dyer Park.

No charge for event. Not a fundraiser. Open to the public.

Paid for by Lafayette County Republican Central Committee, Heidi Kolkmeyer, treasurer.

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NOTE: Candidates will be guests at other private coffees and gatherings not listed here,  and other countywide events will be announced as they are scheduled.

ELECTION DAY - Tuesday, November 4th, 2014

Don't forget to vote!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

ELECTION WATCH PARTY

Beginning at 7 p.m. when polls close until?

P and H Event Center

(located in the former Maria's Restaurant)

1111 Main Street

Lexington, Missouri